The sophisticated design of the new student residence, seen here at dusk on a fall evening, evokes the best of social life while asserting the primacy of intellectual life. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen.

Stories:

• Live and Learn — Clusters, flow-by, and flat screens — what you need to know about Bates’ new residence hall
• A Bocat for the Ages — Public Art Committee plans for a Bobcat statue
• Rank This — Bates joins a movement to bow out of the rankings hype
• Ask Me Another — In Japan, Sarah Strong’s students face a complex environmental ethos
• Bates in the News — The greening of Bates kept the College in the news
• Go Figures —  The first step toward achieving carbon neutrality is accounting for current emissions
• Turning Points — The latest campus comings and goings
• Curious Conclusions about Contraception — How Audrey Nuñez’s economics thesis made her go home